Jeffrey Alan Samardzija Bio Info

Married to Andrea...the couple has one son named Luca. Attended the University of Notre Dame from 2003-06, where he played both baseball and football. Established Fighting Irish single-season records with 1,215 receiving yards and 15 TD receptions in 2005. Was named First-Team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America in 2006...caught a touchdown pass in each of Notre Dame's first eight games, a school record. Finished his Notre Dame career with 179 receptions (school record), 27 TDs and 2,593 receiving yards. Was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Magazine in 2004 after finishing second in the Big East in ERA (2.95) and opponents average (.209). Is a 2003 graduate of Valparaiso (Ind.) High School...lettered in football, basketball and baseball...was named First-Team All-State three times in football and once in baseball.

2016

Made 32 starts in his first season with SF, posting a 12-11 record with a 3.81 ERA (86er, 203.1ip). Recorded a career-high 12 wins and reached 200.0 innings for the fourth-consecutive season. Went 7-2 with a 2.54 ERA (20er, 71.0ip) in his first 10 starts of the season...threw 7.0-or-more innings in six of his 10 outings, including four games with 8.0 innings. Struggled from May 30-Aug. 5 (12 starts), going just 2-6 with a 6.30 ERA (49er, 70.0ip) while allowing 12 home runs...his 6.30 ERA during this stretch was the third-highest in the NL. Pitched well over his final 10 starts of the season, posting a 3-3 record and a 2.45 ERA (17er, 62.1ip). Received two runs or fewer of support in 10 of his 14 starts following the All-Star break...overall, his 4.20 runs of support per game was the sixthlowest among National League starters. Induced opponents into 19 double plays, tied for the eighth-most among NL pitchers. Allowed 69 extra-base hits (37 doubles, eight triples and 24 home runs) this, which were the sixth-most among National League pitchers. Was masterful on June 17, tossing a complete-game four-hitter as the Giants defeated the Rays 5-1...he was one strike away from a shutout when Brad Miller drilled a 3-2 pitch for a shutout-spoiling homer. Had the longest no-hit bid of his career on Aug. 21 vs. New York-NL, tossing 6.0-hitless innings until a leadoff double by Curtis Granderson to start the seventh inning snapped his streak.

2015

Made 32 starts in his first season with the White Sox...eclipsed the 30-start mark for the third time in his career... Led the Sox in innings pitched (214.1) and tied witih Jose Quintana for the team lead in starts...his 163 strikeouts were the fewest since becoming a full-time starter...Became one of eight pitchers to record 30-plus starts, 200.0-plus innings and 160-plus strikeouts every season since 2013, joining Madison Bumgarner, Cole Hamels, Felix Hernandez, Jon Lester, Jose Quintana, Max Scherzer and James Shields....Posted an 8.16 ERA with 48 hits and five HRs allowed in the 1st inning...led Majors in 1st inning runs (31), ERs and hits...Made his third straight Opening Day start (also Cubs in 2013-14) in his White Sox debut on April 6 at Kansas City....Joined RHP Jaime Navarro (Cubs in 1996; White Sox in 1997-98) as the only pitchers to make an Opening Day start for both the Sox and Cubs....Was ejected following the 7th inning on April 23 vs. KC after the White Sox and Royals were involved in an on-field altercation...the ejection was the first of his career...received a five-game suspension from MLB for his actions (appealed suspension)....Allowed six runs in the 1st inning in a loss on April 29 at Baltimore...the game was closed to the public due to safety concerns in the area surrounding Oriole Park....Threw his second career shutout and sixth complete game on July 9 vs. Toronto...surrendered just four hits (all singles) and did not give up a hit until the 6th inning...was the first Sox to hold the opponent hitless through the first five innings in consecutive starts since Chris Sale from April 17-May 22, 2014 (also two)....Threw his seventh career complete game and third shutout on Sept. 21 at Detroit...allowed one hit, threw 88 pitches, faced 28 batters and did not go to a three-ball count...Victor Martinez's leadoff single in 5th inning was the only hit...His 88 pitches were the fewest in a 9.0-inning complete game in baseball in 2015 and were the fewest by a White Sox pitcher in a shutout since at least 1988, when pitch counts were first officially tracked (Elias)....Became the first pitcher to throw a shutout with four or fewer hits allowed after surrendering 10-plus runs in his previous start since the White Sox Bill Dietrich, who no-hit the St. Louis Browns on June 1, 1937 (Elias).

2014

Combined to go 7-13 with a 2.99 ERA (73 ER/219.2 IP), 202 strikeouts and a .234 opponents average (191-815) over 33 starts between the Cubs and Oakland...Recorded career highs in IP (219.2) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.70) and career lows in opponents on-base percentage (.279) and walks per 9.0 IP (1.76) … matched his career highs in starts (33), losses (13) and complete games (2)...Became just the sixth pitcher since 1919 to own a winning percentage of .350 or less with a sub-3.00 ERA (.350, 2.99), joining Al Benton (1942; .350, 2.90), Don Cardwell (1968, .350, 2.96), Sammy Stewart (1981; .333, 2.32), Nolan Ryan (1987; .333, 2.76) and Jim Abbott (1992; .318, 2.77)...Ranked among the major-league leaders in IP (T9th), opponents on-base percentage (10th), starts (T11th), strikeouts (13th, 202), strikeout-to-walk ratio (14th) and opponents average (16th, .234)...Was traded on 7/5 by the Cubs with RHP Jason Hammel to the Athletics in exchange for RHP Dan Straily, OF Billy McKinney, INF Addison Russell and a PTBNL or cash considerations...Was named to his first National League All-Star Team on 7/7, two days after the trade (was not eligible to pitch)...His 13 no decisions tied for third in the major leagues … bullpen surrendered a lead six times in his starts...Made five scoreless starts (all no decisions), allowed one run or fewer in 11 starts (three wins and eight ND) and worked at least 7.0 IP 21 times...Became just the sixth pitcher since 1914 to have at least five no decisions in a season when allowing zero runs...Received two runs of support or fewer in 19 of his 33 starts...His teams were shut out six times...Went 0-4 with a 1.46 ERA (11 ER/68.0 IP) over his first 10 starts (8 QS)...Made his second career Opening Day start on 3/31 at Pittsburgh, throwing 7.0 scoreless IP in a no decision...Extended his OD scoreless streak to 16.0 (since 2011)...Posted a ND on 5/5 vs. the White Sox despite allowing one unearned run on three hits over a career-high tying 9.0 IP...Earned his first win in his 200th career game on 5/26 at San Francisco (3 ER/7.0 IP), snapping a six-game and 16-start winless stretch since 2013 (sixth 10-plus strikeout game)...Went 1-1 with a 1.32 ERA (5 ER/34.0 IP) in five May starts...Led the majors in ERA during the month...Gave up eight runs in 3.0 IP on 6/1 at Milwaukee, the shortest start of his career … snapped a streak of 14 consecutive starts allowing three earned runs or less...Worked 7.0-plus IP in each of his first four starts with Oakland, the longest such streak by an Athletics pitcher since 1943...Won his A's debut on 7/6 vs. Toronto … recorded his fourth career complete game on 7/11 at Seattle (3-2 loss)...Lasted 6.0-plus IP for the eighth consecutive start on 8/14 at Kansas City, the second-longest streak by a pitcher to start his A's career since at least 1914...Struck out 10 over 8.0 IP in a win on 8/25 at Houston...Fanned nine without issuing a walk in consecutive losses on 8/30 at the Angels (complete-game, four-hitter) and 9/5 vs. Houston...Recorded a 2.25 ERA (9 ER/36.0 IP) with 37 strikeouts in September...Threw a career-high 16.0 consecutive scoreless IP from 9/5-17...Did not allow an earned run over 23.0 IP from 9/5-22...Made consecutive scoreless starts in no decisions on 9/10 at the White Sox (7.0 IP) and 9/17 vs. Texas (8.0 IP, 10 SO)...Became the first Athletics pitcher since at least 1914 to receive a ND in consecutive scoreless starts of 6.0-plus IP.

2013

Jeff set career marks with 33 starts, 213.2 innings pitched and 214 strikeouts in his second full season in the starting rotation for Chicago ... is the first Cubs pitcher to reach both 200 strikeouts and 200 innings since Ryan Dempster in 2010 (208 strikeouts, 215.1 innings) ... went 8-13 with two complete games, one shutout and a 4.34 ERA (103 ER/213.2 IP) in his 33 outings... His 19 quality starts ranked second on the club (Travis Wood, 24)... Spun two complete games, including his first career shutout, a two-hit effort, May 27 at the White Sox ... also went the distance, August 19 vs. Washington... Named N.L. Co-Player of the Week with Miami's Jose Fernandez for the period ending August 26 … was 2-0 with a complete game and a 1.59 ERA (3 ER/17.0 IP) in two starts ... walked two and struck out 12... Cubs were shut out in six of his 33 starts ... he allowed three or fewer runs in five of those six starts and two or fewer runs in three of those outings... Left four starts with a lead that the team would relinquish... Averaged 9.01 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched (214 SO/213.2 IP) ... walked 78 batters... Posted a 3.40 ERA (44 ER/116.1 IP) and went 6-4 in 17 night games... was 2-9 with a 5.46 ERA (59 ER/97.1 IP) in 16 day starts... Batted .113 (7-for-62) with two doubles, one home run and two RBI... Hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the second inning, May 15 vs. Colorado (Jon Garland)... Struck out a career-high 13 batters, April 7 in Atlanta … were the most strikeouts by a Cubs hurler since Mark Prior struck out 16, September 30, 2004 vs. the Reds... Punched out 11, June 1 vs. the Diamondbacks ... has five career 10-strikeout games... His 47 strikeouts in April were second-most in franchise history, trailing only Matt Garza's 51 strikeouts in April of 2011... Tossed 8.0 scoreless innings of two-hit ball in a 3-1 Opening Day win in Pittsburgh, April 1 … became just the second Cubs starting pitcher in the last 100 Opening Days to pitch at least eight innings while allowing two or fewer hits, joining Lon Warneke on April 17, 1934 (9.0 IP, CG, one-hitter in Cincinnati)... Suffered a career-worst, five-game losing skid, April 7-May 10 … was 0-5 with a 4.43 ERA (20 ER/40.2 IP) in seven starts during the span (two no-decisions)... Allowed a career-high tying nine runs and a career-high four home runs in 4.2 innings, July 10 vs. the Angels... Went at least 6.0 innings in eight of his final nine starts dating to August 13 ... recorded five quality starts in that stretch.